Rack for vessels.



A. KAUFMAN. f RACK F011 vBssELs, APPLICATION IIIED MAY 9, 1911.

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Be it known that I ADAM KAUFMAN, a States, and resident of State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Racks for Vessels; and I do hereby declare ,hat\the follpwing is a full, clear, and exact escription thereof.

The object of this'invention is to provide a simple, ri 'd and sanitary rack for holding receptac es of various kinds, such, for instance, as bottles, lasses or the like, the invention consisting 1n certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed. l

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a face view of the rack embodying the features of my invention, the rack being illustrated with a series of six holders only; Fig. 2, an'v enlarged longitudinal sectional view of one of the holders as indicated by `line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3, a detail plan view of one of the holders, shown attached to a member of a skeleton frame, said member being in sect-ion, and Fig. 4 a plan view of a blank from which the holders are formed.

Referring by characters to the drawings,

1, 1, represent longitudinal bars connectedy by transverse bars 2 and an intermediate bar 2a, the transverse and longitudinal bars constituting a supporting frame for a series of holders.

As best shown in Fig. 4, each holder is formed from a single blank of spring metal having a circular foot 3, a backbone 4, lateral spring-arms 5, which extend from the backbone, and a neck portion 6, which projects from the arms and is alined with the backbone 4. The foot 3 of the holder blank is bent at right angles to the backbone portion and the spring-arms 5 yare bowed out from said backbone so as to form segments of a circle with the axis thereof slightly onset from the axis of the circular boot 3, the

arms being terminated to form acontracted withkey-hole apertures 7 for the purpose of suspending the rack upon pins arranged conveniently therefor. ,A As shown in Fi 1, the transverse bar 2 and longitudinal ars 1 are connected by an open gromet which is arrangedv to pass through the apertures therein and also an aperture in the head 6 of one of thev holders,

-, there being a similar gromet for securing the holder adjacent to its IJfoot port-ion 3. This latter Agromet passes through an aperturein the backbone and a corresponding aperture in the longitudinal bar 1.

As best shown in the enlarged detail view, Fig. 2, the backbone 4 of each holder is olfset as indicated at 4a, for a portion of its distance which is approximately equal to` the-width of its arms, this' offset being provided for the purpose of elevating the surface of the-backbone from the plane of the supporting frame of the holders, whereby a vessel that is inserted within the holder Will not contact with the adjacent parts of the frame, this being especially desirable wherein vessels are laced within the holder havin upwardly are/d or tapered walls. By utilizing this offset portion as a face for the vessel to` seat against, it will be seen lthat the same will be grasped by the spring-arms andthus held by a'three-point contact, the vessel being supported upon the foot' 3 as shown. -J

By constructing a rack in the manner described, it will be seen that a simple and sanitary article is formed, being= jniuely of metal, and by constructing the holders of a single blank the cost of manufacture is materially reduced, while its eectiveness for the purpose set forth is not impaired.

I claim:

having vertical and transverse bars, a series of holders secured tothe vertical bars, each holder being formed from a single blank comprising a circular foot portion and a backbone extending therefrom, lthe circular foot portion being at right 'angles to the backbone, oppositely disposed circular arms radiating from the backbone and terminating to form an open throat therebetween, a

.neck extending from -the backbonef'and securing means connecting the backbone and neck to said vertical arm.

2. A rack comprising la skeleton frame having vertical and transverse bars, a series of holders secured to the vertical bars, eachv holder being formed from a single blank comprising a circllanfoot portionand a backbone extending therefrom, the circular foot portion being at right angles to the backbone, oppositely disposed circular arms radiating from the backbone and terminating to forman open throat therebetween, an offset portion upon the backbone approximatel at the point of junction betweenthe arms o said backbone, a neck extending from the backbone, and securing means connecting the backbone and neck to said vertical arm.

have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin in the presence of two witnesses.

ADAM KAUFMAN.

Witnesses: J

MAY DOWNEY,

GEO. W. YOUNG. 

